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Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department conducts searches in Gujarat
The Income Tax Department carried out a search and seizure operation on 09.08.2022 on a business group primarily engaged in manufacturing and trading of ceramic tiles. The search action covered a total of 36 premises, spread across Rajkot, Morbi, Ahmedabad, Raipur, Guwahati, Gurgaon, and Kolkata. The search operation also covered persons engaged in providing finance.
During the course of the search operation, various incriminating evidences in the form of documents and digital data have been found and seized. The initial analysis of these evidences reveal that the group has been engaged in large scale tax evasion by adopting various methods, including, by way of unaccounted cash sales outside the books of account, under invoicing of sales and booking of bogus purchases. The group has also been found to be involved in layering of unaccounted sums through bogus unsecured loans from related parties and share capital from Kolkata-based shell companies.
Further, several evidences indicating the group’s involvement in routing of the unaccounted funds into the regular books of account using accommodation entries provided by a Gujarat based person engaged in providing finance, have also been found.
So far, the search action has resulted in unearthing of unaccounted transactions exceeding Rs. 300 crore including cash loans of more than Rs. 100 crore.
Further investigations are in progress.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Direct cash transfer under PDS
A scheme of direct cash transfer into the bank account of beneficiaries of Public Distribution System instead of providing foodgrains is already being implemented on a pilot basis in the three Union Territories of Chandigarh, Puducherry and urban areas of Dadra & Nagar Haveli. The scheme of cash transfer of food subsidy is implemented as per provisions of the Cash Transfer of Food Subsidy Rules, 2015, notified under the National Food Security Act, 2013  which inter alia provides food subsidy in cash directly into the bank accounts of entitled households to enable purchase of entitled quantity of foodgrains from the open market. The scheme can be taken up in identified areas, subject to fulfillment of certain conditions regarding preparedness for its implementation like complete digitization and de-duplication of beneficiary database, seeding of bank account details in the digitized beneficiary database and availability of foodgrains in the open market. Identified area is defined under the Rules as State or Union Territory or any specified area within the State or Union Territory for which there is a written consent of the State Government for implementation of the scheme. It is therefore optional for the States/UTs to implement the cash transfer of food subsidy scheme or continue with distribution of foodgrains as per provisions of NFSA through fair price shops.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri DanveRaosahebDadarao in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Education
IIT Ropar develops "AmbiTAG"- India's first indigenous temperature data logger for the cold chain management
Nation's first-of-its-kind IoT device for secure transportation of vaccines, blood and body organs, perishable products , etc.
A step forward for "Atma Nirbhar Bharat."
Technology Innovation Hub AWaDH will give away the AmbiTag device at production cost for COVID vaccine transportation.
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar  in Punjab has developed a first-of-its-kind IoT device – AmbiTag that records real-time ambient temperature during the transportation of perishable products, vaccines and even body organs and blood. That recorded temperature further helps to know whether that particular item transported from anywhere in the world is still usable or perished because of temperature variation. This information is particularly critical for vaccines including Covid-19 vaccine, organs and blood transportation.
Shaped as USB device, AmbiTag continuously records the temperature of its immediate surroundings “from -40 to +80 degrees in any time zone for a full 90 days on a single charge. Most of the similar devices available in the international market record data only for duration of 30- 60 days”, said AWaDH Project coordinator, Dr. Suman Kumar. He said it generates an alert when the temperature goes beyond a pre-set limit. The recorded data can be retrieved by connecting the USB with any computer. The device has been developed under Technology Innovation Hub – AWaDH  and its Startup ScratchNest. AWaDH is a Govt of India project. Prof. Kumar said that the device is certified with ISO 13485:2016, EN 12830:2018, CE & ROHS.
Besides perishable items including vegetables, meat and dairy products it can also monitor the temperature of animal semen during transit. “So far, such devices are being imported by India in a massive quantity from other countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, and China," said Amit Bhatti, one of the founders and directors of ScratchNest.
AWaDH Project Director, Professor Pushpendra P. Singh informed that IIT Ropar Technology Innovation Hub is gearing for mass-production of AmbiTag. “The device will be made available to all companies involved in COVID vaccine transportation from production facilities to the last mile vaccination centers in the country at the production cost of Rs. 400. This device is our small contribution to the Nation for coming out of the never-seen-before-pandemic and a push towards the Atma Nirbhar Bharat”, said Prof. Singh.
President's Secretariat
President of India’s greetings on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind in his message on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi has said:-
“On the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, I convey greetings and best wishes to all my fellow citizens in India and abroad.
The celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi marks the birth of Lord Ganesha, who epitomises learning, knowledge and prosperity. These represent values and goals that we must imbibe to achieve national development and welfare for all sections of society.
Let us all celebrate this festival with traditional fervour and gaiety”.
Click here to read President's message in Hindi
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence organises series of eight webinars in the run up to the Defexpo 2022
Ministry of Defenceis hosting the 12th edition of prestigious biennial defence exhibition Def Expo 2022 from 10th to 13th Mar 2022 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. This mega defence International Exhibition is focussing on Land, Air, Naval, Internal Homeland security and electronic systems. The event provides a unique opportunity for firms within the defence industry to showcase their capabilities, products & services to the targeted audience of Industry leaders and business decision makers. Government of India with policy initiative of 'Make in India" and 'Atmanirbhar Bharat" believes that India has tremendous potential to become a leading supplier of complete defence solutions to many of its friendly nations. Theme for Defexpo 2022 is “India-The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub”.
In the run up to the Defexpo, a series of 8 webinars are being conducted between January 20, 2022 and February 24, 2022 with participation from leading luminaries and eminent speakers. The Defexpo webinars are focused on path breaking topics and will be streamed worldwide.
The details of webinars, schedule, speaker’s profile, and the link for participation for each webinar session are made available on Defexpo website . The schedule of the webinar is as follows:-
Webinar schedule
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20/01/2022
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SIDM
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Opportunities and way ahead for India’s role in global Defence manufacturing
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24/01/2022
11:00 hrs-12:00 hrs
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Synergia Foundation
Sh. Tobby Simon
President, Synergia Foundation and other eminent speakers
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The Future of warfare 
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03/02/2022
15:30 hrs-17:00 hrs
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ASSOCHAM
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Synergy of policies of GOI for ease of doing business
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09/02/2022
15:00 hrs-16:00 hrs
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DRDO
Chairman, DRDO
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Building ecosystem for advanced Technology based systems
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11/02/2022
15:30 hrs-17:00 hrs
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ASSOCHAM
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Addressing gaps in Defence Production: Industry 4.0, Additive manufacturing etc.
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14/02/2022
11:00 hrs-12:00 hrs
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DGAQA
Sh.Achandrasekaran, Director/Aircraft, DGAQA
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Recent QA initiatives in the field of Military Aviation
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17/02/2022
15:00 hrs-16:00 hrs
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Bharat Chamber
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Rejuvenating Defence Production and Exports from Eastern India
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24/02/2022
15:00 hrs-16:45 hrs
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Bharat Shakti
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Sh. Nitin Gokhale
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Indian Defence Industry’s growth linked umbilically to MSMEs
The webinars are being streamed live on YouTube channel of Department of Defence Production and the recordings of webinars are also being made available on Defexpo 2022 website.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari to Inaugurate Four-Lane Flyover at Dhaula Kuan Junction Tomorrow
Flyover Constructed in Record Time of 136 Days
This is The First Step Towards Development of a Signal Free Corridor from Dhaula Kuan to IGI Airport
This will Reduce Waiting Time at Dhaula Kuan Traffic Light by 30 Minutes
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate a four-lane flyover at Dhaula Kuan junction near Dhaula Kuan Metro Station on NH 8 tomorrow. The flyover, which will reduce waiting time at the traffic light by 30 minutes at peak hours, is the first step towards development of an eight-lane, signal free Dhaula Kuan – Airport corridor.
National Highway No.8  is the prime link providing connectivity to IGI Airport from Delhi and NCR. The frequent traffic jams in the corridor results in travel time of 10-30 minutes in crossing this stretch of about 3 kms. NHAI has taken up development of signal free corridor from Dhaula Kuan interchange to Airport at an estimated cost of Rs.270 crore. The work on the project commenced in March, 2018.
The project has huge challenges in terms of traffic management of about 3 lakhs PCUs per day, presence of a large number of Civil and Defence utilities, shifting of Defence infrastructure and getting security clearances. The work on the project started 274 days back, out of which work could not be executed on 136 days on account of security restrictions and environmental prohibitions. So the work of the flyover was completed in a record time of just 136 working days.
Besides the flyover being inaugurated tomorrow, the complete signal free Dhaula Kuan – Airport corridor consists of widening of Dhaula Kuan – IGI corridor from 6-lanes to 8-lanes, a three-lane flyover from Janakpuri road to merge with NH-8, three-lane vehicular underpass at Parade Road junction, 3 PUPs, 2 VUPs and an FOB for pedestrians.
This project would be in addition to the nine other projects being implemented for decongesting NCR Delhi. These include the 22 km, 6-lane elevated corridor on Gurugram-Sohna Road costing Rs 2000 Crore on which work has started; 8-lane Delhi-Panipat highway from Mukarba Chowk to Panipat on NH-1 being constructed at a cost of Rs 2300 and nearly 48 % done; the 29 km, 8 lane access controlled Dwarka Expressway costing about Rs 9500 crore on which work has started; package II, III and IV of Delhi-Meerut Expressway costing Rs 5900 Crore, where package II is 36 % done, package III in 76% done and package IV is 32 % done; 4 laning of 124 km Khekra – EPE junction to Shamli-Saharanpur  at a cost of about Rs 1200 Crore; Rangpuri Bypass to connect Dwarka/NH-08 with Vasant Kunj-Nelson Mandela Road at a cost of Rs 1000 Crore, which is in DPR stage; 75 km Urban Extension Road  third Ring Road for Delhi under Bharatmala to be developed at a cost of Rs 4000 Crore which is in DPR stage and the 31.3 km, 6-lane access controlled corridor from Akshardham NH24 Junction to EPE Junction on Baghpat Road at a cost of about Rs 2600 Crore.
Prime Minister's Office
Leaders’ Summit on Climate 
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will participate in the Leaders’ Summit on Climate at the invitation of President of U.S.A. Joseph R. Biden, being held virtually on 22-23 April 2021. Prime Minister will make his remarks in the Leaders’ Session 1 on 22 April 2021 from 5.30 to 7.30 pm IST on "Our Collective Sprint to 2030”.
Nearly 40 other world leaders are participating in the Summit. They will represent countries which are members of the Major Economies Forum , and those vulnerable to climate change, among others. The Leaders will exchange views on climate change, enhancing climate actions, mobilising finance towards climate mitigation and adaptation, nature based solutions, climate security as well as technological innovations for clean energy.
The Leaders will also deliberate on how the world can align climate action with inclusive and resilient economic development, while respecting national circumstances and sustainable development priorities.
The Summit is a part of a series of global meetings focusing on climate issues, being held in the run up to COP26 in November 2021.
All sessions will be live streamed and open to the media and public.
Ministry of Finance
Press Statement on Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2018-19 Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee  Reserve Bank of India
The Monetary Policy Committee  in its fourth bi-monthly statement, issued on 05.10.2018, on the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation at its meeting today, decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility  unchanged at 6.5 per cent.
The GDP growth projection for 2018-19 is retained at 7.4 per cent as in the August resolution. The projections of inflation for 2018-19 and Q1:2019-20 have been revised downwards from the August resolution.
The decision of the MPC is in consonance with the Government’s assessment of inflation and growth going forward and for achieving the medium-term target for consumer price index  inflation of 4 per cent within a band of +/- 2 per cent., while supporting growth.
The Government welcomes the MPC’s assessment and notes its decision to maintain the Policy Rate.
Ministry of Communications
Drive test in Vadodara city by Gujarat LSA, DoT to check & improve mobile coverage and quality
Mobile telecommunication services have emerged as the key enabler of the country’s growth and it has become an intrinsic part of citizen’s daily life.
Department of Telecommunications  plays a vital role in ensuring that the quality of service being offered by the telecom service providers  to its consumers is as per the prescribed standards and norms. The field units of DoT have been entrusted with the task of conducting the periodical audit of the quality of mobile services provided by the TSPs and they conduct exhaustive mobile drive test in the select cities of the country.
Under the supervision of a team of DoT Gujarat LSA officers, network teams of all the four TSPs i.e. Airtel, BSNL, Jio and Vodafone Idea, have started conducting extensive mobile drive test in the Vadodara city from 5th September 2022, which will continue for four days, up to 8th September 2022.
The drive test route will cover almost all the areas of heavy usage like office areas, commercial areas, business centres, tourist attractions, major roads and highways, hospitals, airport, railway stations, bus stands etc. Also, areas where call drops and coverage issues are reported will also be covered. Based on the results of the drive test, necessary action will be ensured from the TSPs to take suitable corrective action at the locations where the mobile quality and coverage was not up to the benchmark. The locations where problems are being faced by the TSPs in acquiring new sites for mobile towers will be identified and taken up with State / local government authorities.
In last 2 years, despite Covid-19 pandemic, Gujarat LSA DoT, has conducted a series of drive tests across Gujarat in Ahmedabad, Surat, Gandhinagar, Vadodara to Statue of Unity  & the area around the Statue of Unity and the Gujarat international border area.
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Ministry of Defence
Shortage of Medicines at ECHS polyclinics
The Government is aware of acute shortage of medicines at ECHS  polyclinics especially in remote areas.
Procurement, stocking and disbursement of medicines is carried out by DGAFMS through requisite fund allotted by Central Organisation, ECHS. AFMS hospitals are operating medical store inventory management software, through which digital monitoring of the procurement, stocking and disbursement of medicines, including ECHS is being carried out. In addition, “Dhanvantri” Software with Medical Stores  Inventory Management Module with Business Intelligence  and Business Analytics  Tools, has been installed in 10 AFMS hospitals till date. The same is being rolled out to other hospitals. It is capable of managing the inventory expendable medical stores, for both serving and ECHS clientele of the Hospitals.
The disbursement to ECHS beneficiaries is carried out through Polyclinics. The Polyclinics have a local/digital inventory management system for the clinic.
Government has already issued order on 30.01.2019 allowing ECHS members to buy not-available medicines from local market on reimbursement basis.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in a written reply to Shri Rajeev Chandrasekharin Rajya Sabha today.
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Biennial/Bye Elections to the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Legislative Council
The term of office of following sitting members of the Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Legislative Council are due to expire as per the details given below:
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1. East –West Godavari Graduates’
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Kalidindi Ravi Kiran Varma
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29.03.2019
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2. Krishna-Guntur Graduates’
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Boddu Nageswara Rao
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3. Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam Teachers’
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Gade Srinivasulu Naidu
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TELANGANA
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1. Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates’
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K. Swamy Goud
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29.03.2019
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2. Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Teachers’
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Paturi Sudhakar Reddy
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3. Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Teachers’
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Poola Ravinder
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4. Hyderabad Local Authorities’
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M.S. Prabhakar Rao
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01.05.2019
Also, one vacancy in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council has occurred on 3rdOctober, 2018 due to death of sitting member, Dr. M.V.V.S. Murthi from Visakhapatnam Local Authorities’ Constituency. The term of Dr. M.V.V.S. Murthi is up to and including 11.08.2021.
Amendment of Delimitation Order of Council Constituencies in Telangana is under process; however, the Commission has decided to conduct the aforesaid elections as per the existing delimitation.
Now, the Commission has decided to hold above mentioned Biennial Election to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Legislative Councils and bye election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from Visakhapatnam Local Authorities’ Constituency, in accordance with the following schedule:
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25th February, 2019 
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28th March, 2019 
The Model Code of Conduct concerning these elections will come into force with immediate effect in the concerned Constituencies. Please see the details in Commission’s website under https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4070-biennial-bye-elections-to-the-legislative-councils-from-council-constituencies-by-graduates%E2%80%99-and-teachers%E2%80%99-and-local-authorities%E2%80%99-constituencies-%E2%80%93-mcc-instructions-%E2%80%93-regarding/
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Ministry of Defence
India isn’t weak anymore; We believe in peace but will give a befitting reply if provoked: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in Haryana
“India has become an assertor from a mere observer at world stage due to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s efforts”
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has assured the Nation that the Armed Forces are fully equipped to give a befitting reply to anyone who casts an evil eye on India. Addressing an event in Jhajjar, Haryana on November 13, 2022, the Raksha Mantri asserted that safeguarding national interests is the main focus of the Government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the military is being armed with state-of-the-art and indigenously-developed weapons/equipment to protect the country from future challenges.
“India is no longer weak. We believe in peace, but if anyone tries to harm us, we will give a befitting reply. Our soldiers have proved this time and again. 2016 surgical strikes, 2019 Balakot airstrikes and the bravery shown by our soldiers during the Galwan Valley incident are proof of our prowess & preparedness,” said Shri Rajnath Singh.
The Raksha Mantri commended the Prime Minister for transforming India’s global image to an assertor from a mere listener, stating that the world now keenly listens to New Delhi. Highlighting that India is now among the top five economies of the world due to the Government’s efforts, he hoped that the country will find itself in the top three in the times to come.
Shri Rajnath Singh also stressed that the Government has taken inspiration from revolutionaries such as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, emperor Prithviraj Chauhan & Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji and is working to realise the aspirations of India while safeguarding its cultural heritage. He touched upon the ‘Panch Pran of Amrit Kaal’, the resolve of a ‘New India’, envisioned by the Prime Minister during his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort this year.
The Raksha Mantri said, to get rid of the colonial mindset, the Government has taken a number of initiatives including renaming of Rajpath as Kartavya Path; installation of a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate premises; a new Indian Navy ensign inspired from Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji and abolition of around 1,500 obsolete British-era laws.
Shri Rajnath Singh rejected the views of certain quarters on the presence of lotus flower in the logo of India’s G-20 presidency in 2023, which was launched by the Prime Minister recently. He said lotus is the national flower, connected with India’s cultural identity.
The event witnessed the unveiling of the statue of warrior king Prithviraj Chauhan by the Raksha Mantri in Jhajjar. He termed Prithviraj Chauhan as a great ruler who not only reigned over a large territory, but was also an epitome of bravery, justice and public welfare. Haryana Chief Minister Shri Manohar Lal was among the dignitaries present on the occasion.
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PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 219.58 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- 1,22,555 doses administered in last 24 hours
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 20,821
- Active cases stand at 0.05%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.77%
- 1,892 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,40,97,072
- 1,112 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 90.04 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 1,44,491 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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Government of India